The Federation of Troyes islands is a massive, genial nation, ruled by International Representative with a fair hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, daily referendums, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 2.772 billion Troyes islandsians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint-Réjean. The average income tax rate is 96.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Troyes islandsian economy, worth 405 trillion Coupons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 146,201 Coupons, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is continually probing the galaxy in search of alien life, failed genetic experiments wreak havoc as they roam the countryside, nude art is becoming wildly popular, and cash-strapped junkies lick rabbits for a cheap high. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Troyes islands's national animal is the Peacock, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Troyes islands is ranked 309,258^th in the world and 1,491^st in Europe for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring -9.9 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.